Letters From Normal

I've been thinking of a name for my blog. "Kristi Maas" is a bit boring and unimaginative. Jeff, my husband, suggested "KrisMaas all year" or something like that which is really cute, but then it suddenly hit me.

A very dear friend, we'll call him "Joel", and 18 year old that I have somehow "adopted", is at boot camp. He called me the other day to ask that I write him as much as possible, actually, his request was for everyday. He needed to hear about normal because boot camp is such a culture shock.

In my most recent letter to Joel, I said, well, I guess this is just a "letter from normal". This is most likely not original, but I liked it. So this chapter in my blog life will be: "Letters from Normal."

Why would I blog?

Life is an adventure. Life is to be lived abundantly, in health, with courage, without fear or guilt, but with verve and enthusiasm. Life is to be lived pleasing to God.

My goal as a Christian is to have God, the love of Jesus, whatever you want to call it, be seen in everything that I do and say. I don't always reach my goal. But on the days I do, I want to share it.

I'm going to share my good days. My goal reachers. My struggles and triumphs. My daily devotionals....

I love to talk. Some say I have good things to share. I'm going to share it this way. I've never done anything like this before. I'm not technologically advanced. I am going to step out of my comfort zone, and try something new.

I hope you'll join me. I hope you'll enjoy me. I hope you'll see Jesus in me and through me.

So, since life is an adventure, let the adventure begin.

K 9-26-09